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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Plagiobothrys torreyi var. perplexans

chaparral popcornflower

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Plagiobothrys torreyi (A. Gray) A Gray var. perplexans I.M. Johnst.
Common Name:
chaparral popcornflower
Family: Boraginaceae
Element Code: PDBOR0V153
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G4T3?
State Rank:
 S3?
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
added to 4.3 on 2012-08-21
Add Date: 2012-08-21
Date Edited: 2022-06-08

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Sep
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Elevation:
1070 - 2745 meters
3510 - 9005 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details: igneous soils
Microhabitat:
  • Burned areas

  Notes

Notes:
Previously identified as P. myosotoides, which does not occur in CA. Possibly threatened by fire suppression. Similar to P. tenellus and P. torreyi var. torreyi; co-occurs with var. torreyi in the lower Sierra Nevada Foothills. See Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 68:72 (1923) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 0
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 0 0 %
THREAT LIST:

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Liebre Twins (3411885), Loraine (3511834)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

CNPS Status Review: CRPR List Addition on 2012-08-21
Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 21 November 2024].